78% hyperlipidemic patients suffering from hypertension, diabetes

78% of patients with hyperlipidemia have a cardiovascular disease, and only 38% of patients have an optimal low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, according to the Korean Society of Lipidology and Atherosclerosis on September 14.

The organization announced these findings after studying 1,945 patients receiving HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) in hospitals nationwide from July 2005 ...